Mayumi (name)

Mayumi

Gender	Unisex
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
Region of origin	Japanese
Other names
Related names	Yumi

Mayumi (まゆみ, マユミ) is a common Japanese given name particularly for females.

Possible writings

Mayumi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:

• 真弓, "truth, bow"
• 真由美, "truth, reason, beauty"
• 眞由美, "truth, reason, beauty"
• 麻由美, "linen, reason, beauty"
• 真有美, "truth, exist, beauty"
• 真優美, "truth, gentle, beauty"

The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

People

• Mayumi Aoki (まゆみ) a Japanese swimmer
• Mayumi Asaka (真由美), a Japanese actress
• Mayumi Asano (まゆみ), a Japanese voice actress
• Mayumi Azuma (まゆみ), a Japanese manga artist
• Mayumi Heene, see Balloon boy hoax
• Mayumi Horikawa (まゆみ), a Japanese model and singer-songwriter
• Mayumi Iizuka (雅弓), a Japanese voice actress and J-pop singer
• Mayumi Moriyama (真弓), a Japanese politician
• Mayumi Narita (真由美), a Japanese swimmer
• Mayumi Ozaki (魔弓), a Japanese female professional wrestler
• Mayumi Ōzora (眞弓), a Japanese actress
• Mayumi Raheem, a Sri Lankan swimmer
• Mayumi Sada (真由美), a Japanese actress
• Mayumi Shintani (真弓), a Japanese voice actress and actress
• Mayumi Suzuki, A Japanese voice actress
• Mayumi Tanaka (真弓), a Japanese voice actress
• Mayumi Wakamura (麻由美), a Japanese actress
• Mayumi Yamamoto (真由美) a Japanese actress

Fictional characters

• Mayumi Tendo (真弓), a character in the novel, film, and manga Battle Royale
• Mayumi Burgos, a character in the weekday daytime teleserye Prinsesa ng Banyera
• Mayumi Kinniku (真弓), a character in the manga and anime series Kinnikuman and its sequel Ultimate Muscle
• Mayumi Thyme (真弓), a character in the manga and anime series SHUFFLE!

Films

• Mayumi (film), a 1990 South Korean film directed by Shin Sang-ok